Man'yō Plants

Ukimanako

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Man’yō Name Ukimanako
浮沙（うきまなこ）
Modern Name
  1. Ukikusa 浮草（ウキクサ）
  2. Ao’ukikusa 青浮草（アオウキクサ）
  3. Ichō ukikoke 銀杏浮苔（イチョウウキコケ）
English Names
  1. Common duckmeat; common duckweed; greater duckweed; duckmeat
  2. Duckweed
  3. Ginkgo float moss
Scientific Name
  1. F. Araceae; Spirodela polyrhiza
  2. F. Araceae; Lemna paucicostata
  3. F. Ricciaceae; Ricciocarpus natans
Distribution  Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu
Appearance
Seasonal Association

Poems (1)

MYS XI: 2504

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